HC Deb 26 October 1983 vol 47 c91W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry by what percentage output of manufacturing industry has fallen since May 1979.

Mr. Butcher

Output of the manufacturing sector—divisions 2 to 4 of the standard industrial classification 1980—was 13.5 per cent. lower in the three months to August than during the first half of 1979.